The quest to find passion is interesting in the sense that many people spend their lives seeking it, only a few live it, and even fewer are able to sustain it once they've found it. The pursuit of passion is like chasing a hat in the wind. We feverishly run after it and just when we think we have it, we grab for it, only to have it blow right out of our hands again. So why is passion so hard to get hold of? Why is it something that once we experience it we can't seem to sustain it? Why are we able to have it in one part of our lives and not in other parts of our lives? Could it be that we're looking for it in the wrong places? Could it be that we've become so emotionally correct in our behavior that we've forgotten that it's okay to do something we really feel passionate about? Could it be that our daily lives are driven by obligatory tasks and doing what others think we should be doing rather than doing what we desire? Or could it be that our burnout paced world is reprogramming our brain to the point that it's negating the need for passion?
The reason that passion is so hard to find is because we are looking for it in the wrong places. We won't find it in doing things we don't like to do or want to do. We won't find it playing it safe and sticking with what's tried and true. Nor will we find it by just thinking about it. Passion isn't found externally. It's found internally and it's found by doing what feels right in our heart rather than doing what our head considers to be right. To find passion, we have to create the opportunities for it to surface; we have to take the steps everyday to cultivate it, and we have to see ourselves living passionately. We have to remember that passion is sustained by the hope of the future and diminished by the fears of the past. We have to realize that passion is purpose and purpose is passion, and that both are required if we are to discover our life's purpose that will add true meaning to our lives.
Join me for this fascinating journey into the mystical and magical world of passion where we'll explore: